Screenwise : Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World Devorah Heitner, PhD

by vanissadrar | Oct 2, 2025 | Book Review

Screenwise by Devorah Heitner offers a practical and empathetic guide for parents and educators navigating the complexities of raising children in a digitally saturated culture. The book’s central thesis is a call to move beyond a model of strict monitoring and...

Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked by Alter Adam

by vanissadrar | Sep 29, 2025 | Book Review

A Captivating Look at Why We Can’t Look Away In Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked, Adam Alter delivers a compelling and deeply researched exploration of the modern world’s most pervasive habits: our...

iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy–and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood–and What That Means for the Rest of Us  by Jean M. Twenge

by vanissadrar | Sep 18, 2025 | Book Review

Jean M. Twenge’s iGen is a fascinating and data-driven exploration of the generation born between 1995 and 2012. The book’s central thesis is that the smartphone is more than just a device; it is the defining force that has radically shaped the behaviors, attitudes,...

Book Review: Here Comes Everybody : The Power of Organizing Without Organizations by Clay Shirky

by vanissadrar | Sep 11, 2025 | Book Review

Published at a pivotal moment when Facebook was emerging from colleges, Twitter was just gaining traction, and the iPhone was beginning to revolutionize mobile computing, Clay Shirky’s Here Comes Everybody is a foundational text for understanding the...

“The Shallows” – Is the Internet Rewiring Your Brain?

by vanissadrar | Sep 4, 2025 | Book Review

How many tabs do you have open right now? While you’re reading this sentence, did you just glance at a notification on your phone? If this sounds familiar, then Nicholas Carr’s Pulitzer Prize-finalist book, The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains, is...

 “Ways of Seeing” by John Berger – Changing How We Look at Art

by vanissadrar | Aug 28, 2025 | Book Review

John Berger’s Ways of Seeing, adapted from the 1972 BBC television series, remains a foundational text in visual culture studies. This concise and innovative book challenges established conventions of viewing art, arguing that human perception is not innate but is...